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Everyone wants to learn about grocery shopping and department stores in Costa Rica. Almost every town has, at least, one Pali market. The department stores have a different location. They are structures carrying the bare bones of grocery and sundry items strictly Costa Rican. They do not seem to be what we would classify as […]
Do you know what a MacGyver in Costa Rica means? TicoNuevo wrote a blog about hardware stores in Costa Rica this week. I would like to go a bit deeper into the matter. He said: “be prepared to substitute or make do with something other than the perfect solution”. If you live in a third […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger TicoNuevo For your shopping pleasure in addition to supermarkets, mini-supers, ferias, central markets, carnicerías, and librerías, in towns of any considerable size, generally included are ferreterías (hardware stores), the standard Ropa Americana store (new and used clothing), jewelry repair, paint store(s), appliance stores, pet shops and veterinarians, pharmacies, beauticians, a co-op agricultural […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger Ticonuevo Shopping for just about anything and everything in Costa Rica is a change from what you are used to in North America. The shopping environment in Costa Rica is much more similar to what I experienced in Europe about 40 years ago. By that I mean, chain stores are here and […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger TicoNuevo I have just moved to Costa Rica from a place where during the summer, it can be 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and windy and 55 degrees F. at night. So, I was influenced by the weather I was used to and harbored a bit of faulty thinking about what […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling Once you move to Costa Rica, you will want to eat out once in a while. Depending on where you are going to live, you will be able to read the menu or not. In the Escazu and Santa Ana areas, as well as the beaches of Costa Rica, you will probably […]
by Ivo Henfling
by guest blogger TicoNuevo Once you have taken care of how you’ll get your possessions moved to Costa Rica you need to focus on moving yourself and your loved ones south and figure out how you’ll get around once you are in country. There are two schools of thought on this and I, frankly, […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling When you grow up with burgers, you cannot live without them. Moving to Costa Rica doesn’t change your eating habits. If you have grown up eating hamburgers and hotdogs, you cannot just start eating gallo pinto the next day. The advantage is that if you move to Costa Rica, thousands of US […]
by Ivo Henfling
by Ivo Henfling Every week, “El Polaco” visits a poor neighborhood of Costa Rica, with a car full of merchandise. The Polaco is a department store on wheels and he sells on credit. He offers mainly clothing, women’s, men’s and children’s. But he also sells coffeemakers, shoes, perfume, ceiling fans and anything his clients might […]
by Ivo Henfling
While the country isn’t renowned for its own cuisine (there are some really great exceptions), you will find a multitude of international restaurants in addition to well-known restaurant chains (if you yearn for a taste of home, but then, why bother coming to Costa Rica in the first place). In our estimate during our visit […]
by Ivo Henfling